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Cajun Stir Fry | This Is Why I’m Full

So we recently purchased our own rice cooker, and we have been making a ton and am not kidding when I say a ton of rice. Turns out when you have something that you can set and forget you wind up using it a lot. Making rice has never been so easy and it frees up a burner on the stove for so many things to put on said rice!

If you are looking to purchase a rice cooker, I would go with this one (click the link to view the steamer!) it is the one the hubby and I got, and it is amazing! You can steam your vegetables and your rice at the same time! It’s hands off cooking at its best!

This recipe came about when we saw bell peppers on sale and wondered what could be made with them? As it turns out we both had the same idea with what we could do with them, use the rice cooker! This dinner idea came out quite well for slapping something together with what was on sale at our local grocer. I paired the rice and vegetable mix with some delicious home made bread that was made the night before, and as always everything was awesome!

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Nutrition Facts

Cajun Stir Fry

Amount Per Serving

Calories 571Calories from Fat 135

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15g23%

Saturated Fat 4g20%

Polyunsaturated Fat 3g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.3g

Cholesterol 80mg27%

Sodium 2798mg117%

Potassium 1413mg40%

Total Carbohydrates 85g28%

Dietary Fiber 18g72%

Sugars 18g

Protein 36g72%

Vitamin A156%

Vitamin C513%

Calcium19%

Iron29%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Above are the nutrition facts for this dish. Not sure how much we’ll use this plugin, If it’s useful to you let us know and we will put it in more recipes!

Baked Carrot Fries | This Is Why I’m Full

How Delicious do these look? I mean really, don’t they look amazing?! These “fries” have really made me believe that not all healthy food is bad for your taste buds!!

I am usually strictly a potato French fry person, I don’t particularly like sweet potato fries, and I had never found anything that could be substituted for a good potato, until I made these. I never seriously thought that carrots could compare to potatoes when it comes to fries. But they really are delicious!

As gorgeous as they look, it doesn’t compare to the way they taste!

In all seriousness, the hubby and I have been trying to change some of our habits for the better, and every time I make something like this, something healthy that makes a good substitute for something that I love that isn’t so great for me it gives me hope that there are healthy options that don’t have to be bland or uninteresting!

I really recommend watching these the last few minutes that they are in the oven, it only takes a minute for them to go from beautifully crispy to burnt! (I burned them the third time I made them, and it was very sad.)

Let us know what you think of our Baked Carrot Fries and comment below with any questions/suggestions! Be sure and sign up for our Newsletter where we will be posting and sending out recipes we are going to make and giving you the opportunity to give us suggestions for what we should make next! Enjoy!

Grilled Cauliflower Steaks | This Is Why I’m Full

The hubby and I go through phases when it comes to our cooking, sometimes we make really healthy recipes for weeks, and sometimes we eat cookies for dinner every night. Luckily for you we made this on one of our healthy kicks, and boy was this a good one!

We fell in love with grilling recently, which in an apartment can be tricky, but we decided to buy a small propane grill and it was a fantastic idea! We use it for everything! We have made this a couple of times, we even made it in the oven once when it was raining and we couldn’t grill, it was delicious!

The best thing about this dish is that you can use whatever different seasonings that you want! (I’ve read that pesto is fabulous on cauliflower!)

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Lemon Chicken Angel Hair|This Is Why I’m Full

This recipe requires the use of another recipe on the site called Perfect Chicken which I will post a little later. This is a great addition/spin off of that dish alone. I haven’t tried this yet but I want to add bacon to the dish to give it that extra pizzazz and flavor. Also because I love bacon and there is already cheese on top. Those are two of my favorite foods and you’ll find that a lot of recipes on this site will include those two ingredients. Also cream cheese, cream cheese is delicious.

Regardless of the lack of bacon (hey there’s still cheese) this is a delicious and easy meal to make for dinner. It will leave you smiling and eating yourself into a food coma if you make enough noodles with the chicken.

Don’t be afraid of adding liberal amounts of baby spinach, its good, its green and you should love it as much as you do bacon.

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Bring a pot of water to a boil. Salt the water well, and add pasta. Heat a large skillet over low heat. Add oil, garlic, and crushed red pepper. Cook until the oil sizzles (about 7-10 minutes). Add lemon juice, half-and-half, and a ladle of the pasta water to the garlic oil mixture. Raise the heat to med-low to med heat until the sauce begins to bubble. Drain pasta - DO NOT RINSE. Add the pasta, zest, and 1/2 c. Parmesan to the cream sauce. Toss for a minute or two. Add chicken and spinach, and toss until well distributed. Top with remaining cheese. Enjoy!

Side note: If your pasta is cooking too quickly, just take the pot off the heat, but leave the pasta in the hot water. The pasta will continue to cook, just at a slower pace. I have to use this trick almost every time.